Last week, my best friend was not himself, didnt want to go for walks and was weak/lethargic. After blood tests/scans, he had a surgery to remove his spleen and spleenic tumour. He also had tests on his liver and the removed tumour. A couple of days ago, the first tests came back and showed no problems with his liver – all good we thought. However, yesterday, the second test results showed that the tumour was a Hemangiosarcoma. The prognosis isn’t good. Reckon we’ve got a max of two to three months before we have to make that fateful journey. Chemo is an option, and may prolong his life by a few months, but really we dont want to put him through intensive treatment for what is s relatively short extension to his life. ( has anyone else put their dog through chemo therapy)? I just hope that he is one of the 10% of dogs who can survive this horrible disease for upto a year without treatment.
At the moment he is happy, and blissfully unaware of what is to come. We just have to make sure that we spoil him rotten in the short time we have left with him.
2016 has been a s**t year so far.